The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12
A|rAnzw.II.
what Nrs. BtsAa... HaA - ~ y
/ the 9seaal League Last
Sunday.

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up Of partI1gs and eood-byea The |
friends who s'ood beside and who |
us yesterday are Nstrangers
to-day. T. . familiar scenes which greet
our eyes tonight *ill be unknown, save |
in memory, To- morrow. We meet, clasp |
hands. then sav farewell. l feel these
truths with painful force tonight. when
the hour has come to bid sdieu to the
brave and noble comrades with whom /
have been associated in our League;
and fesl more the sadness of the hour
that my huSband-wbo has been my
teacher and guide and who, am proud
TO say, has eyer enjoyed your confidence
and esteem. rs I hope also I have-is
not with me 10 night, to minele his
thanks with mine for the many kind
nesses you have shown US both. He Is
away at the army's front, and nv great
est comfort In this hour of parting comes
from the anticipation that I enjoy that
| 70 to join him there, and to, in my
humble way. lie a help to him In his new
field of labor. and a solace in the darR
hours ofthe futur,, as l hope l have
been In the past. For dark hours will
come again, and those who fight In front
ranks, who are the scouts of the grand
battle that is coming. must expect
cloudy days and shelterless nights; they
must expect to meet trials and obsi acles
that will make the weak ones quail.
And there are those who, footsore and
discouraged, will sink by the wayside
and give up the struggle. Strong men
and devoted women will be needed yet
awhile ere mankind is free and peace
reigns. Let US be thankful that there
are such en aud women in the world,
and let US each one strive to be coun ted
in that nun ber and do what we can, be
it much or little, to "hasten the dawn OF
Freedoms MORN"
| To this little bald of brothers and
sisters can only say: Go on; you are
IN the righ road.
| The Rocky Mountain Social League
while it is modest in, its claims, has been
a power fdr good in this community. II
has been 10 many, as it has to me, q
school VIII ere truth i, taught, The les.
sons / b ave learned here, \of mans
rights an q duties. are indeliblv im,
pressed upon my mind-have become a
part OF me. And If in the years to come
am of an y service to my fellow-cfea
lures; if ! help to lift the cloud from The
mind Of ne cropping slave, shall no,
forget ths to this band Of comrades be
longs no 8 mall part Of the credit.
70 to . city where there are man,
men and women who are shining lightt
in the fiem of labor's battles, and | may
not hope to win an especially promi
nent place, but l shall find somethin,
that l can do which will help people il
their struggle. All may not he warrior
bold" or heioines-some must teal
bandages. wet parched lips. or whisper
words of cheer. shall fnd JAY place
there. One who is dear to me II neec
my word Of caution and my sympath,
to fit him for renewed struggles. And
shall teach my little son to f.ht th,
battle his father is fighting. Then vii
l not have served our Cause and contrib
uted something to the Liberation of tbs
enslaved?
/ will not presume to advise you, my
old comrades. You know your duty and
| eau trust you to do the work that liet
before YOU. Only be true to the instincts
which guide you in these meetings and
You will be faithful to the cause.
And now, goodbye, No doubt shal
meet many of you again, and ifit were
a wish probable of fiulfllment, | would
hope to meet everyone ofyon on the day
when the world will celebrate the eco.
nomic emancipation of mankind.
How often have the people said: whats
| power?
Who reigns SO Is dethroned? each fiesting
| hour
Has onward borne, as In q fevered dream,
Such quick reverses, like a Judge supreme
Austere but just, they contemplate the end
To which the current OF events must tend.
selfconfidence has taught them TO forbear,
And In the vastness Of their strength, the y
spare.
Armed with impunity, for one In vain
Reslsts q nation. They let others reign.
Lucy A. BUCHANAN.